Job Title: QA Manager
Location: Dallas, TX
Duration: 18 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $73/hour
Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced QA Lead / QA Manager with strong knowledge of Quality Assurance processes, software testing methodologies, and QA project management. The ideal candidate should have experience managing QA projects end-to-end, coordinating multiple teams, and serving as the primary point of contact between QA teams, Business Development (BD), and business stakeholders.
This is not a traditional hands-on Tester or Test Lead position. We need someone with strong project management, stakeholder communication, coordination, reporting, and leadership skills who can drive QA initiatives from project initiation through completion.
Experience with AccelQ test automation platform is highly preferred.
- Manage and drive QA projects from initiation to completion.
- Act as the primary point of contact between QA teams, Business Development, and business stakeholders.
- Lead project kickoff meetings and coordinate project execution activities.
- Manage and facilitate War Room meetings to resolve project issues and blockers.
- Coordinate with multiple QA, development, business, upstream, and downstream teams.
- Organize and conduct QA training sessions whenever required.
- Prepare and communicate project status reports, QA metrics, and progress updates.
- Track project timelines, deliverables, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
- Proactively identify issues and elevate critical risks to relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure effective communication and collaboration across technical and business teams.
- Monitor QA project performance and ensure timely delivery of testing activities.
- Drive continuous improvements in QA processes and project execution.
- Support QA automation initiatives and coordinate activities involving AccelQ.
- Strong understanding of QA processes, testing methodologies, and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Experience managing QA projects and coordinating multiple teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and client communication skills.
- Experience leading project kickoff meetings and managing War Room discussions.
- Excellent project coordination, reporting, and issue escalation skills.
- Experience preparing QA metrics, dashboards, and project status reports.
- Ability to manage project risks, dependencies, timelines, and deliverables.
- Strong understanding of manual testing, automation testing, and QA processes.
- Experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies.
- Hands-on or functional knowledge of AccelQ automation platform.
- QA Project Management.
- Test Management and Automation Frameworks.
- Jira and Confluence.
- Test Planning and Execution Management.
- Defect Management and Tracking.
- Client Management and Business Development coordination.
- QA Metrics and Performance Reporting.
- Proven experience managing end-to-end QA projects.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
Required Skills:
- Strong understanding of QA processes, testing methodologies, and software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Experience managing QA projects and coordinating multiple teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and client communication skills.
- Experience leading project kickoff meetings and managing War Room discussions.
- Excellent project coordination, reporting, and issue escalation skills.
- Experience preparing QA metrics, dashboards, and project status reports.
- Ability to manage project risks, dependencies, timelines, and deliverables.
- Strong understanding of manual testing, automation testing, and QA processes.
- Experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies.
Preferred / Good to Have Skills:
- Hands-on or functional knowledge of AccelQ automation platform.
- QA Project Management.
- Test Management and Automation Frameworks.
- Jira and Confluence.
- Test Planning and Execution Management.
- Defect Management and Tracking.
- Client Management and Business Development coordination.
- QA Metrics and Performance Reporting.
Required Qualifications:
- Proven experience managing end-to-end QA projects.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.